IBM Netfinity 5000 POST/BIOS Flash Diskette Version 1.22 Installation README File This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM Netfinity 5000 POST/BIOS. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Updating IBM Netfinity 5000 POST/BIOS 2.0 Version Changes 3.0 Trademarks and Notices 1.0 Updating IBM Netfinity 5000 POST/BIOS *Note: If installing from an update package, see additional instructions, in Appendix A. ______________________________________________ The procedure to update the POST/BIOS is as follows: 1. Insert the "IBM Netfinity 5000 POST/BIOS Flash Diskette" into drive A. 2. Start up or restart your IBM Netfinity 5000 server. 3. The system will boot off of the diskette and present a window which allows you the option to flash various options. Choose "1 - Update POST/BIOS". 4. You will then be asked if you would like to save the current code to a diskette. If you select 'Y', you need to have a formatted diskette already available. 5. At this point, the image will be loaded from the diskette, and you will be asked to choose which language you wish to use during POST and in Setup. If you select a choice other than English, the selected language will be merged into the image. There is also an option to Quit the flash update on this menu. 6. After this completes the system will update the flash ROM with the new code. When this is complete you will be prompted to remove the diskette and hit return to reboot the system. 2.0 Version Changes ____________________ 1.22 New Release - Fix for new IBM ServeRaid Apadater 1.21 New Release - The ability to enable or disable the visibility of the processor serial number through the Setup Program has been restored. - Fix for CMOS UTILITY - Add support for Coppermine C0 - Cargill flash changes - Bootix fix 1.20 New release - Fixes for AIC7895 adaptec. - Added support for B0 coppermine processors. 1.15 - Setup replication changes to Flash Utility for diags. - System summary help line items fixed. - Correction to changes made for non cd boot of Win2000. 1.14 - Refesh rate values changed. 1.13 - Fixes for remote POST - Windows 2000 install fix - Support for 256Mbit memory - 4690 store systems support 1.12 - Fix for ServeRaid adapter reset problem. 1.11 - PCI SERR not logging correct info - Certain security option cards fail to hook int 19h - Add support for Novell ICS boot CD - Add Coppermine support 1.10 - Fix PCI bus error LED - Remote POST faster - DIMM LED behavior in-line with other servers - Fix POP equals PAP bug - Fix disappearing i9990301 message - 4690 store systems won't dump - New Processor patches - ECC test not flagging 1295 error 1.09 - ACPI update for Mohican 600 - Update DMIBIOS to reflect 600Mhz maximum processor speed 1.08 - ACPI update to correct IOAPIC entries. 1.07 - ISA VGA support. - Zero memory between 480 and 640k. - Setup item to enable / disable boot fail check. - Update flash code to support new Intel device. 1.06 - New patch file for C0 step Pentium III - Fix VPD save problem 1.05 - Unreported I/O fix - Not flushing data from SP data port - S3 SSVID Update - RS485 Updates for remote flash - Diags Flash fix KYBD Emulator - Support for multiple PCI video adapters - Fix DMI invalid handle error - Remove beeps from remote flash update - Reintroduce A1 Step Processor support 1.04 - Fix intermittent hang during SMI install - Fix intermittent hang during autoconfig - AMD reset fix - pass 9 planars - Turn off memory prefetch - Final ACPI code implemented - Fix support for video in 2nd PCI bus with new chipset rev 1.03 - Add support for Katmai processors - Add support for remote bootblock recovery - Add menu to allow PCI Master Write Streaming to be disabled for debug purposes - Add bug fix for failed RIPL boots. - Modified VID detection to take account of pass 8 or 9 planar. 1.02 - Fixed support for Artic and 5250 adapters. - Added error handling for VRM fails. - Modified SMI action table to put clock synchronisation at the end. - Added setup option to support PCI 2.1 non compliant adapters. 1.01 - Bypass clock synchronisation when service processor busy ------- ------------------------ 1.00 First release - BIOS level 1. - Fixed update of editable VPD information - Fixed reporting of POST halt to service processor - Removed some core chipset setup items and fixed some setup screen corruption 3.0 Trademarks and Notices ___________________________ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self-extracting Package for the web (PFW). To unpack, this update requires that your TEMP environment variable be set to a path with read/write access. You must be logged in as an administrator. The command-line syntax for Package-For-The-Web Firmware update package is: Package.exe [-s] [-a [-s] | [-r] | [-c] | [-x directory] | [-xd] | [-w] | [-?] ] [-s] This initial -s tells the Package-For-The-Web software to install silently and will not prompt if files need to be over-written in the %temp% directory. [-a] Tells the Package-For-The-Web software to pass all subsequent commands to the install package (i.e. the update). [-s] The second -s option indicates to run the update silently and unattended. For firmware updates the update is scheduled to run on the next reboot. An immediate reboot can be forced with the -r option. [-r] Schedule the update (can be used with or without the -s option, either way it has the same meaning) and reboot immediately. [-c] Cancel any scheduled firmware update and record results of this operation in the log file. Only one firmware packages can be scheduled at one time, if a firmware update needs to be applied instead of the currently scheduled firmware update package, the user needs to cancel the current (run with the -c option on any firmware package) package and subsequently run the applicable firmware package. [-x directory] Use with firmware updates to extract the update to directory named directory. Since the Package-For-The-Web extracts itself to subdirectory in the %TEMP% directory, a relative directory will be relative to that location. Normally the user will want to specify an absolute directory. [-xd] Use with firmware updates to extract floppy diskette(s). The floppy diskette(s) can subsequently be used to boot and apply the update in the customary "apply update from floppy diskette" fashion. This option is not available for all firmware updates, such as Tape Drive and Hard Disk updates. [-w] The PowerQuest Virtual Boot Environment requires 2 free sectors on the first track before it can schedule a firmware update. Use this option only if scheduling an update failed because 2 free sectors were not found in the first track. This option will wipe or clear the non boot and the non partition information sectors on the first track. These sectors are normally not used. Before clearing the sectors a copy of the complete first track is saved in the %temp% directory from which the update runs. [-?] Display information about the command line switches. Only the apply-update-silently (-s) option is necessarily unattended, that is the other command line options such as display help (-?) may require the user to "hit any key" to continue. If Windows packages are run without any command line options, a GUI is displayed. This GUI offers all the options available at the command line, except that the -w option is not available.